Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Seneca was born Joel McGhee in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his Hollywood career, Seneca belonged to the R&B singing group "The Three Riffs", performing at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Longest Memory
1997
as Whitechapel
Whitechapel works as a slave on a Virginia plantation; he has been given the name of his owner, Mr Whitechapel. The plantation's overseer is the viole...
A Time to Kill
1996
as Reverend Isaiah Street
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
The Vernon Johns Story
1994
as Deacon Wilkes
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice t...
The Saint of Fort Washington
1993
as Spits
Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more...
Malcolm X
1992
as Toomer
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...
Mississippi Masala
1991
as Williben Williams
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land o...
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989
as Joseph
The ape man flies to New York, where cabby Jane and her father help him rescue Cheetah from a madman.
The Blob
1988
as Dr. Meddows
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touch...
School Daze
1988
as President Harold McPherson
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
Big Shots
1987
as Ferryman
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a you...
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Clatoo
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a ...
Moments Without Proper Names
1987
as Self
Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines his ph...
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Reverend
Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.
Crossroads
1986
as Willie Brown
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Silverado
1985
as Ezra
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside...
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984
as Noah
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as...
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as Pluto
A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle run...
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Pittsburgh Billy
A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her los...
The Evil That Men Do
1984
as Santiago
A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his friend at the hands of a sadistic torturer (Joseph Mahe...
The Verdict
1982
as Dr. Thompson
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a m...
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
as Partygoer
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is no...
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Mr. Sweets
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winne...
The Tenth Month
1979
as Doorman
An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
Wilma
1977
as Ed Rudolph
The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Police Sergeant
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?